The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) is a department of the
Hong Kong government
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government) is the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was established on 1 July 1997, following the ...
that reports to the
Development Bureau
The Development Bureau (DEVB; ) is a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for urban planning and renewal, land administration, infrastructure development, building safety, landscape, greening & tree development, water suppl ...
. Its major services include provision of land and infrastructure, port and marine services, geotechnical services and environment and sustainability services.
Organisation
The department has a headquarters, 2 functional offices (the Civil Engineering Office and the Geotechnical Engineering Office) and 5 regional development offices (the Sustainable Lantau Office, the East Development Office, the South Development Office, the West Development Office and the North Development Office).
History
The department was formed on 1 July 2004 through a merger of the Civil Engineering Department and the Territory Development Department. The CEDD formerly came under the (former)
Environment, Transport and Works Bureau
The Environment, Transport and Works Bureau (ETWB) was formerly a policy bureau of the Hong Kong Government in existence from 2002 to 2007. It was responsible for:
*Environmental protection
*Transport in Hong Kong, Transport
*Public works
*Waste ...
.
Mining Division
In 1951 in the Mining Section was created by the
Labour Department, which was then transferred to the Civil Engineering Services Department in 1991 with it eventually renamed as the Mining Division.
See also
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Mining in Hong Kong
References
External links
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Hong Kong government departments and agencies
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
2004 establishments in Hong Kong
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